St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana.
St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
Location | 220 W. Main St., Hanover, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 38°42′53″N 85°28′39″W / 38.71472°N 85.47750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1904 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 00001544[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 28, 2000 |
Early records of the church and its founding have been lost, but it is known that the trustees of the church purchased an acre of land in Hanover for $50 in 1892 to build a church. According to oral tradition among the church members, the present building was erected around 1904, using lumber salvaged from the 1834 Graysville Church formerly on Grange Hill Road.[1]
The church is a one-story, rectangular wood-frame building with Queen Anne style design elements. It measures approximately 26 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It has a front gable roof and features a central projecting bell tower and entrance.[2]: 5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Malia Savarino and Paul C. Diebold (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
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